Survived By: Husband: Bradley Burnes, Children: Jim Burnes, Brianna Burnes, and Sarah Zimmermann, Siblings: Larry Shuckhart, Michael Shuckhart, Kathy Meemken and Julie Shuckhart-Flatness. My mom was an amazing woman. I…
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In Loving Memory
Friends and family members of those lost to colon cancer memorialize their loved ones in these stories.
She was my mother and my inspiration By Edward Asher My mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroendocrine carcinoma. She passed away two weeks and 5 days after diagnosis, she…
Survived by: Myself, her husband Mike Stillman In January 2005, my mom, Debe Stillman was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer after she sought treatment for visible jaundice of…
Survived by: Husband Lenard Saltzgueber Jr; Daughter Linda Saltzgueber; Parents Judy & Daniel DeJesus; Sisters Carmen DeJesus & Palmira Porch; Brother Daniel “Pete” De Jesus My sister was an awesome…
Written by Erica Reid Gerdes, Daughter Dad was diagnosed in May of 2004 at age 50. He had had pain for about a year, but was afraid of doctors, in…
Survived by his wife, Terri, son, Greg, daughter, Brenda and six Grand Girlies. Dad was 60 when he was diagnosed Stage III Colon Cancer. His surgeon came out following surgery…
Written by Virginia Patrizio, Mother I miss my daughter Dana every single day. She gave me unconditional love, she was my best friend, my only child. Dana had a crazy…
Dale Halvorson, my father, was known as “Coach” to all who knew him. He was a U of M football player and lifelong MClub supporter and fan. He proudly served…
From Chuck Frick, Colleen’s devoted husband of 32 years. Colleen was born in 1953. She learned of her cancer in July of 2004 as the result of extreme abdominal pain….
My mom was like my best friend. We would talk everyday about anything and everything. She was one that would put everyone else before her, which at times would be…